0151 Old Classmates

0151 Old Classmates

Bryan did not raise his hands above his head, or even make a vigilant posture, but twitched his mouth, turned his back to the person behind him, and politely asked,

"Excuse me, noble lady, what law did I break?"

His voice was calm and composed, as if he was not bothered by the sudden intrusion.

"Oh, don't you know?"

The voice still maintained a serious tone, but it sounded like it was suppressing a smile,

"Don't you know, sir, that the Auror office has obtained the approval of the Magical Transportation Department and Minister Fudge to impose traffic control in Hogsmeade. Anyone who comes to Hogsmeade village without prior application by apparition, floo network or portkey is not allowed. You made a big mistake, sir!"

She spoke with a mock authority, as if she was reading from a script. She was trying to sound like a strict law enforcer, but her voice betrayed her amusement.

"But the Ministry's press conferences and the Daily Prophet have not reported anything about this recently."

Bryan pursed his lips and smiled. He knew that the voice belonged to an old friend of his, who liked to tease him. He decided to play along with her joke.

"We posted a notice on the bulletin board at the Diagon alley and the entrance of village gate. It's your problem that you didn't see it, sir, not the Ministry's fault!"

Bryan had already heard the laughter of the person behind him. Before he could say anything, the person behind him had completely given up pretending and laughed out loud,

"For your kind of disregard for the law, Bryan Watson, I think you need to be severely punished. Hmm, I have an idea. How about a term of detention?"

Bryan also laughed. He turned around and looked at the person behind him and joked,

"You want me to be in detention? Of course, no problem, Tonks, as long as someone accompanies me."

He saw a young woman with a round face and bright eyes standing behind him. She was wearing a black robe with a silver badge that identified her as an Auror. Her hair was changing colors rapidly, from pink to blue to green to purple, reflecting her mood.

The morning Hogsmeade village was bathed in the cool sunlight like water. Most of the local residents had not left home yet. There were not many pedestrians on the commercial street where Bryan and Tonks shook hands with a smile.

They walked into the empty Three Broomsticks pub, where they were greeted by the charming landlady Mrs. Rosmerta. She walked over and put down a glass of syrup soda and a cup of green tea from the tray. She nodded her head and walked away tactfully.

"Some things are unspoken secrets,"

She spoke with passion and frustration, recalling the details of the mission that went wrong..

Bryan didn't know what to say, so he just kept smiling.

Tonks, who clenched her teeth, drank the syrup soda in her glass. She seemed to be still angry and wanted to find the landlady for a more stimulating drink. She looked up and found that there was no one in the shop, so she slammed the glass on the table. She cursed under her breath and looked around for Mrs. Rosmerta. She wanted to order something stronger than soda, something that could drown her sorrows and make her forget her failures.

"By the way!"

Looking at the calm Bryan, compared to herself who was excited by meeting an old classmate after many years, Bryan Watson had been very graceful and calm except for the moment when they met - Tonks was not surprised by Bryan's performance. Back in school, this Slytherin wizard who seemed indifferent to everything was like this.

He was always cool and collected, never showing much emotion or interest in anything. He was smart and talented, but he kept a low profile and avoided trouble.

"By the way, Bryan, why are you here in Hogsmeade? I heard you're no longer working at Hogwarts?" Tonks changed the topic and asked casually.

Bryan knew that the Ministry probably arranged Tonks here to watch Black. He certainly wouldn't tell her that he actually came here for the same purpose,

"You know, Tonks,"

Bryan looked out of the window at the row of old houses with chimneys smoking white smoke next to the street, "I returned to Hogwarts earlier this year. Of course, I also came to this village and found that I liked the living environment here very much. Hmm. It reminded me of many good memories of studying at Hogwarts. So, after careful consideration for a while, I decided to stay here for a while. I came here this time hoping to find a rental house in the village–"

He lied smoothly and convincingly, making up a plausible reason for his presence in Hogsmeade. He pretended to be nostalgic and sentimental about his school days, hoping to divert Tonks' attention from his real motives.

According to Bryan's understanding of Tonks, she would make a few jokes when she heard him say 'good memories of studying'. For example, 'Good memories, do you mean being locked up in Professor Snape's office for a term?' or something like that.

But to his surprise, this good-natured girl did not behave like that, but instead became serious and solemn, with solemnity in her eyes,

"You want to settle in Hogsmeade, at this time?"

"If it were any other time, there would be no problem, Bryan,"

Tonks became serious when she talked about business. She glanced at the landlady outside bargaining and lowered her voice to warn Bryan, "But now, this is not a peaceful place!"

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